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Originally Posted by kai
Let's keep my Bugis keris sundang (ex Kai Wee's collection) out of this - it's a completely different beast!  |
Hello Kai,
Congrats, nice addition! When you .......
I've posted this one because I don't rule out a Bugis influenced origin for Eric's blade.
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Originally Posted by kai
What really makes me doubt any Melayu origin is the bold pamor and it's very unusual pattern (including near the tip): If anything, pattern-welded keris sundang from the Malay peninsula as well as Sumatra are extremely rare (even more so than in Bangsa Moro kris blades)!
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Yes, again agreement with you, another fact which points to a possible Bugis origin.
Regards,
Detlef